Astronomy:NGC 466
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Short description: Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Tucana
| NGC 466 | |
|---|---|
 Legacy Survey DR 10 image of NGC 466 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Tucana |
| Right ascension | 01h 17m 13.2s.[1] |
| Declination | −58° 54′ 36″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017552/5262 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 227 million ly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.56[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA0^+(rs) [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.8' x 1.5'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 113-34, AM 0115-591, PGC 4632[1] | |
NGC 466 is a lenticular galaxy located about 227 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Tucana.[2][3] NGC 466 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on October 3, 1836.[4]
Group Membership
NGC 466 is a member of a group of galaxies known as GG 019.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0466. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 466 – Galaxy in Tucana Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser" (in en). https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/1355/ngc-466/galaxy.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+0466&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 – 499" (in en-US). http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc4a.htm#480.
- ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+0466.
External links
- NGC 466 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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